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The Obamas are leasing the nine-bedroom, 8,200 square ft property, which is worth $4.3 million (£3.4 million). Built in 1928, it has been carefully updated with all modern comforts.

A few of the bedrooms have been repurposed to serve as an exercise room, a playroom, and an office. The ground floor offers access to the two-car garage-houses, a cinema room, a second kitchen/laundry facility, and wine storage.

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The formal dining area and living room, which features plenty of period features, an adjoining sitting room overlooking the garden, and an outdoor terrace. The spacious garden and manicured lawns will provide plenty of exercising space for their two Portuguese Water Dogs, Bo and Sunny.

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Removal teams consisting of White House staff are responsible for placing furniture to suit the taste of the new president, so they had a quick turnaround last week for redecorating ready for President Trump.

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After the Obamas left, the White House was given a thorough clean and furniture update within four hours, before the chief usher welcomed the Trumps in the afternoon.

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Barack and Michelle Obama have also presented their plans for the future. They posted a video on their new YouTube channel to announce the launch of The Obama Foundation. See it here:

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The Obama Presidential Center on Chicago's mid-South Side will be built by the architectural team of Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects | Partners (TWBTA) and Interactive Design Architects (IDEA). It will include a library holding the Presidential archives, a museum focusing on the Obama Presidency, and space for initiatives that advance the Foundation's public mission.